Hot Virtual Keyboard software: Windows 8

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Improved DPI Scaling support.
Improved application icons.
New large icons have been added.
New keyboard type: TouchScreenWin8.
New option "Color" for keys has been added: Picture/Color...
New ability to set the font of the key label has been added.
Improved: Keyboard always provides visual feedback when you touch a key.
Improved: New versions of extensions for Firefox and Chrome have been released.
New command "MoveTo X,Y" has been added for JavaScript functions.
Improved: You can combine the calls in JavaScript functions: document.title = SavedTitle + " - HVKeyboard Name Mini - HVKeyboard MoveTo 100,10 - HVKeyboard Show";
Improved: The zoom of the keyboard changes when you change the keyboard type. The zoom depends on the screen resolution.
Fixed: Issue with saving labels of keys in Unicode.
Fixed: The bug that occurred when you touch one key with two fingers.
Fixed: Issue with incorrect text cursor detection in 64-bit systems.
Fixed: Sometimes a blank button appears in the taskbar.
Fixed: The repeat key settings don't work right when you touch the key with Korean language.
Fixed: Sometimes the keyboard appears briefly even though you launch the process with the /HIDEKEYBOARD command line parameter.
Fixed: Sometimes keys stay pressed when the PC wakes up from sleep mode.
General fixes and various minor improvements.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Lots of improvements for Windows 7 and Windows 8 touch-screen support.
Hot Virtual Keyboard has been tested to meet all of the technical requirements to be Windows 8 Compatible.
Improved: Section "Exceptions" has been replaced with new section "Dependencies". Hot Virtual Keyboard changes the settings depending on the currently active application.

New function "Show alternate characters or symbols" has been added. Hot Virtual Keyboard will show alternative characters when you press and hold a key. The selected character is typed when you release the key. The feature doesn't work when the "Enable key repeat" setting is on.

New: The word suggestion tool now processes the ' character in combinations like I'll, L'amour.
Improved: Setting "Show the toolbar in the taskbar" has been added for 64-bit systems.

Improved: Changed the keyboard icon.
New settings in the keyboard editing window have been added:
- Change "Fit Width" regardless of the program settings,
- Change "Lock Aspect Ratio" regardless of the program settings,
- Always dock the virtual keyboard to the lower edge of the screen,
- Always display characters and icons in the center of keys,
- Always transparent keyboard background,
- Fixed font size for all key labels (if empty, use the one from the program settings),
- Dividing points - used when changing the keyboard size. The keyboard splits along the specified points, the keys slide in opposite directions.
Improved the Docking function for full-screen applications (IE in the kiosk mode) and Windows 8.
Improved: The default settings have been changed.
Improved: The keyboard editing window has been improved.
Improved: Color scheme "Black" has been slightly adjusted.
New: Option "Windows 8 Style" in the "Appearance" section - when enabled, rounded corners of windows and buttons are turned off.
New: Ability to change the assigned key combination in window "Keyboard Shortcuts Settings" has been added.

New: Ability to copy an action in window "Keyboard Shortcuts Settings" has been added.
New: Action "Word autocomplete on/off" has been added.
Improved: The size of word suggestion buttons changes depending on the keyboard font size.
New: Added special keyboard types for touch screens: TouchScreenLetters, TouchScreenFull.

New: Flag for Thai language has been added.
New: Slovak interface language has been added.
Fixed: The bug that occurred when switching the input language to extended layouts has been fixed.
Fixed: The incorrect positioning of characters in the Japanese Hiragana, Kana layout has been fixed.
Code optimization and various minor improvements.